Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1722/3. 401

    sundry Observations taken by Charles late Lord Baltimore Lib. X.

    will more fully appear vizt at the House of Robert Wade at

    Upland upon September the 24th 1682 where the Latitude of

    that place was found to be 39d..47.. 5 North that is almost

    thirteen miles Short of the Line of 40 North Latitude and

    again at the mouth of Octerara Creek upon September the

    15th 1683 where the Latitude of the place was then found to

    be 39d..41..19 and nineteen miles and forty one seconds to

    the Southward of the 40th Degree of North Latitude which

    evidently disproveth the Ignorance or rather Corruption of

    such persons as have taken upon themselves to depose that

    the said Charles late Lord Baltimore did appoint an east

    Line to be run from the mouth of Octerara Creek to be a

    Northern Boundary of this province

      These are therefore in his Lordships name and by and with

    the advice of his Council of this province to declare publish

    and proclaim unto all persons whom it may in any manner

    concern Notwithstanding the many pretensions and false

    Allegations of sundry persons ill disposed to his Lordships

    just Claims and Government that the Lands towards Cheso

    peak Bay and the Susquehannah of which the Township of

    Nottingham within the Limits of the Tract of Land com

    monly called Talbot mánnor is a part ought in no wise to be

    taken or deem'd as any part of the Land in difference between p. 63

    the proprietors of Maryland and Pennsylvania those disputa

    ble Lands lying all of them towards the Bay of Deleware and

    the Eastern Sea but that all the other Lands towards Cheso

    peak Bay and the Susquehannah together with all the

    Remaining Lands so as above by order of Council unto the

    40th degree of North Latitude divided from the Land com

    monly called Deleware are positively and in express terms

    declared to be the Right of the Lord Baltimore and in the

    same order Adjudged to be Comprised within his charter and

    consequently no part of that Exception which was taken to

    the Charter of Maryland upon a pretence that certain Lands

    upon the Deleware were inhabited and planted by Christians

    at and before the date of the Grant thereof all which will

    plainly appear to persons of the meanest Capacity after having

    duly Considered the Letter and design of the within order

    of Council tho made altogether in favour of the proprietor

    of Pennsylvania of which all persons are to take notice at

    their perill and to the end that his Lordships proclamation

    should be made publick the Sheriff of Cecil County is hereby

    Commanded to publish the same in the usual and most noted

    manner Given at the City of Annapolis this 21st day of Jan

    uary in the eighth year of the dominion of the right honble

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